| The festival will have something to tickle the interest of all but the staunchest anti-intellectuals. |
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| Even some of the staunchest detractors of the idea now appear willing to at least reassess their stand. |
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| If past conferences are any guide, this one shouldn't disappoint even the staunchest eliminationist. |
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| Memories of over-priced stodge from white vans are more than enough to make even the staunchest burger lover lose his appetite. |
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| Even the staunchest advocates of end to end VoIP are quick to admit that voice peering is not the norm today. |
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| Today, even its staunchest critics would admit at least that, if ACC did not exist, it would have to be invented. |
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| The EU confirmed its staunchest support for the military operations, which began on the 7th of October in Afghanistan. |
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| Earlier this year, in fact, Krugman managed to offend some of his staunchest ideological confreres. |
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| Holbrooke could be exhausting, even to his staunchest allies and defenders. |
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| Until the rise of Third World national liberation movements, some of empire's staunchest advocates were liberals, among them British Fabians and American Progressives. |
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| No reconstruction contracts or trade benefits have accrued to these defiers of Old Europe and the President needs to show support for his staunchest ally this week. |
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| How come the turnout is higher, if most of Netanyahu's staunchest opponents expect him to remain in office? |
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| Ironically, according to Hitner, women were some of his staunchest allies in getting the Massachusetts law reformed. |
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| Most of her supporters came from the poor north and north-east, and her staunchest backers in the more developed south were government employees. |
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| Now, ironically, as discussion focuses on how to reform Dayton, the Bosnian Serbs are its staunchest defenders. |
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| Whether the staunchest conservative or the most weak-kneed liberal, no one can deny that this country's social spending is on a slippery slope. |
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| I am sure that the European Parliament will back us in that effort and, indeed, will be our staunchest ally. |
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| I am sure the European Parliament will be our staunchest ally in supporting these efforts. |
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| The Commission is well aware of the fact that the European Parliament is our staunchest ally in this cause. |
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| In March 2004, Ernie Regehr, one of Canada's staunchest critics of ballistic missile defence, produced a report on space and missile defence. |
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| Yesterday's adversaries such as Germany and France, once centuries-old enemies, have become the staunchest of allies. |
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| His investment in Chambéry immediately conquered the staunchest defenders of the territory and also the regional producers. |
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| Europe for all its diversity, weaknesses, economic crises and crises of confidence will remain for the foreseeable future the United States' staunchest ally, particularly from the strategic standpoint. |
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| That's why even the staunchest of Slow Players will at least raise a little before the flop. Hopefully, pare down the pool to only a small few, and then back off after the flop. |
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| As one of the inner council that developed the Munich Pact, he became one of its staunchest defenders, further marking him as an appeaser, to the ultimate damage of his reputation. |
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| The corollary was that the Ulster Unionists would step down in other areas where their candidate is the staunchest pro-Agreement man in the field. |
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| And the great man, who I believe even the staunchest Francophobe can sign up to, expressed his undying love for his adopted city, hefty women, unruly kids and all. |
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| Additionally, support for a standing force has waxed and waned considerably and in some cases those who were once its firmest supporters are now its staunchest critics. |
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| Yellen's appointment was widely seen as a signal that the QE programme was unlikely to be cut back in the short term, as she has been one of its staunchest supporters. |
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| With regard to youth, Australia has been their staunchest advocate. |
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| Public service broadcasters have been the staunchest proponents of DTT because, among other things, it is a way into the digital future free from cable and satellite gatekeepers. |
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| From this point on, the valley's farmers were among the staunchest supporters of an open border for campesino migrants. |
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| President Karzai himself stated that the warlords and private militias, who were once regarded as the west's staunchest allies in Afghanistan, were now a greater threat to the country's security than the Taliban. |
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| We now know that the civilian population is paying a high price for the war, and the Council, in declaring its staunchest support for the military operations, is turning a blind eye to this situation. |
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